Mr. Butz is a Fellow in the distinguished American College of Trial Lawyers and has tried in excess of 100 cases in Courts of unlimited jurisdiction. He has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer continuously since 2007, and is one of a very limited number of lawyers recognized as a Super Lawyer in three separate practice areas: professional liability, commercial litigation and personal injury. More recently, he was recognized by Best Lawyers as the "San Diego Legal Malpractice Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012. He has been listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" continuously since 1991, one of a limited number of attorneys recognized as such for more than 20 years. Mr. Butz is the founding shareholder of Butz Dunn & DeSantis. His practice focuses on complex business and professional liability litigation with an emphasis on business and commercial litigation, professional liability, insurance litigation, environmental and toxic tort, unfair competition and other business torts, and public agency liability. His clients include local and national law firms, accounting firms, professional liability insurers, national insurance brokerages, public agencies, and publicly traded and privately-held companies.